FINALLY! THE SEQUEL I PROMISED IS HERE! I wanted to get nearly done with my other story before I tried to write this one in case they both accidentally turned to crap. SO BEHOLD! MY SEQUEL!
Chapter One
Black and orange checkered sneaker clad feet ran on the linoleum floors of the white walled hallways. The spikey haired blonde who those feet belonged to gasped as he turned the corner, clumsily tripping over his own legs. He fell and slid a few inches, jumping back up and running a little further. His lungs ached, not having stopped moving since he got the call. He had even run in place as he listened to the receptionist in the front hall tell him which room he was running to. He rounded another corner with record speed and darted to the door he wanted. He slid inside.
"Dad!" he shouted upon seeing the older Namikaze man sitting up in the hospital bed. He was pale and had dark shadows under his eyes. He looked like he hadn't slept in weeks. The Tv was on but the volume was so low that he doubted his dad was even watching it.
Minato turned to him, smiling. "Naru-chan. What are you doing here?"
Naruto came over to the bed, kneeling down next to it. He took his dad's hand that held the remote in his and squeezed it. "The hospital called me. They told me you had an accident. Are you alright, dad? Why didn't you call me?" he asked.
Minato waved him off with his free hand. "It was no big deal."
"You passed out during a class. That's sort of a big deal."
His dad sighed. "I've just been tired recently, Naru-chan. Don't worry about Daddy. How has your tour been?"
Naruto smiled softly. "Okay. We just sold out for the next two weeks. We're doing pretty good for ourselves."
"Good." Minato squeezed his hand. "Because I think it's time for you to come home."
Naruto's eyes widened. "What?"
Minato let his hand go and sat up. "Your tour is almost over, Naru-chan. You realized your little dream of becoming a rockstar. You've done it. But you're still my son and the heir to the Namikaze fortune. You know how serious Jiraiya and Tsunade are about that. It's time you came back and took on your responsibilities."
Naruto gaped. "B-But dad!"
"No buts, Naruto. I can't do this alone anymore. Teaching and running the business is taking it's toll on me. Jiraiya tries to help but..."
"So stop teaching!" Naruto shouted at his dad, suddenly angry. He stood up, crossing his arms.
"Naru-chan! You know I can't do that. Teaching's the one thing I've always wanted to do."
"And music is mine, Tou-san!" Naruto protested. "Why do I have to give up my dream when you can't give up yours!?"
Minato sighed. "Because you only signed for a year, Naruto. Your contract is about to be up anyway. Your tour is nearly over. I'm only telling you now so that you don't do something stupid like renew your contract."
"Stupid!?"
"Calm down, Naru-chan."
"No! You can't make me give up on my dream! I refuse!"
Again, his father sighed. "I didn't want to have to tell you this but... sit down Naru-chan. It's important."
By the end of their talk, Naruto was on the phone in the hallway with his other band members. Currently, Sasuke was the one closest to the phone on speaker.
"What the hell do you mean!?" he shouted.
Naruto swallowed, head resting against the cool wall of the hallway. "I'm done after the end of this tour. I've had enough."
"Of fame and hot girls screaming your name after every show!?" Kiba chimed in.
"Yeah, pretty much. I..." he swallowed, feeling choked up. "I um, I just miss school and everything. And really, we were only supposed to be gone a year. I promised Sakura-chan."
"So you're just gonna leave us?" Kiba again.
"Yeah... I mean, you guys can keep up the band. You can hire a new lead singer. But I can't do it anymore. I quit."
Shikamaru was the next to speak. "Wait, so let me get this straight... You go back to Konoha without even a goodbye... and now you're quitting the band to stay there?"
Naruto's chest ached. "I'll come back to finish the tour, guys. Just like the contract says-"
"Fuck the contract!" Sasuke bellowed. "We don't care about that! You're quitting our band, jackass! The band you started!"
He was so close to telling them the real reason he was giving up his dream. But he couldn't, he'd given his word to his dad. "I'm sorry, guys. You can sign a new contract without me-"
"Fuck that," Shika muttered. He sounded annoyed. "We wouldn't do that without you. Everything was because of you anyway. We wouldn't renew the contract if you weren't a part of the band anymore."
"So what are you guys gonna do?"
There was a pause on the other line. Naruto pressed the phone closer to his ear, afraid he just couldn't hear them speaking so low. "We're going back to school, too. Like you said, it was only supposed to be for a year. It's about time we got our education," Kiba answered sounding sincere.
Naruto nearly broke down into tears right then and there. With the emotional strain he was going through, it was a miracle he hadn't dropped to his knees and cried anyway. "Thanks guys," he managed to choke out.
A/N FINALLY! IT IS HERE! Yes, it's short. But it's supposed to be.
I wonder what Minato told Naruto to make him change his mind...?
